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| January 9, 2013 08:00 AM EST |
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Welcome to Kevin Benedict's What's New in HTML5. HTML5 is predicted to be the dominant development
environment for enterprise mobility over the next several years. The questions are when and where should HTML5
be used today. In this weekly update on
HTML5 we report on this ongoing debate and other relevant news.
Developer Tristan Louis feels his company wasted a year
going down the HTML5 path, as it’s great on paper and has a lot of potential in
the future, but many desired features are just not there.
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Michael Budzynski believes HTML5 games took a big step
forward in 2012, and states “we all know that HTML5 has matured enough”. He lists “The Top 10 HTML5 Games of 2012” in
this article featured in .net Magazine.
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In “HTML5 – 2012 in Review,” Susan J. Campbell states what
was expected of HTML5 in 2012 and what actually occurred were very
different.
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Antenna Software provides a complete cloud-based enterprise
mobility suite that enables both IT pros and business executives alike to
create and manage mobile apps, websites and content across the entire
business. This newsletter is sponsored
in part by
Antenna Software.
StackMob CEO Ty Amell believes HTML5 apps can be great, as
Sencha has proved, but also states he thinks Facebook made the right decision
in supporting native apps in addition to HTML5.
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The official W3C press release for the completion of the
HTML5 definition contains testimonials about HTML5 from W3C members including
Adobe, Facebook, Intel, Microsoft and Research in Motion.
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In Part 4 of “Build a Location-Based Mobile App with HTML5
and Javascript” by Aurelio De Rosa, the developer explains using the Google
Maps API and the utility functions used to put all of the application’s
components together. The article is
featured in BuildMobile.
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According to industry analysts, mobile will be key for HTML5
in 2013. “HTML5 has the power to help
smartphones, feature phones, tablets, notebooks, desktop PCs, televisions and
vehicles come together through cloud services.”
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Elepath’s free Moonbase tool is a visual editor enabling
users to create HTML5 animations with custom text, images, colors and
movement.
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Instead of getting caught-up in the debate over native apps
vs. HTML5 web apps, developers should choose to use both technologies combined
to develop the best possible experience.
Heterogeneous iOS apps are explained in this article featured in Tech
Republic.
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One of Forbes staff writer Parmy Olson’s “10 Predictions for
The Mobile Industry In 2013” is that HTML5 will make a comeback, helping to
make smartphones cheaper.
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TechNewsDaily contributor Fahmida Y. Rashid feels HTML5
“failed to materialize” in 2012, stating that while there were some great
strides in HTML5 adoption this year, the anticipated shift did not live up to
the hype.
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Kevin Benedict,
Head Analyst for SMAC,
Cognizant
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Full Disclosure: These are my personal opinions. No company is silly enough to claim them. I am a mobility and SMAC analyst, consultant and writer. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.
Kevin Benedict is an enterprise mobility analyst, mobile strategy consultant, writer, speaker and SAP Mentor Alumnus. Follow him on Twitter @krbenedict. He is a popular speaker around the world on the topic of enterprise mobility.
He maintains a busy schedule writing and speaking at events in North America, Asia and Europe. He has over 22 years of experience working with enterprise software applications and has built a mobile enterprise software company from the ground up that experienced 100% year-over-year growth for 4 straight years.
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